Girlfriend
Streets of Laredo Lyrics

She's 21
This girl being spoken about is 21 years old.

Tryna have some fun
She is simply trying to enjoy herself.

Everybody around think she's a vagrant
The people around her assume that she is homeless.

Two bottle wine, yeah
She is drinking two bottles of wine.

Drinkin' on the pavement
She is drinking her wine while sitting on the pavement.

She's my girlfriend.
The person singing this song claims her as his girlfriend.

He's 25
The person singing this song is 25 years old.

Tryna stay alive
He is just trying to survive.

Tryna pay rent
He is struggling to pay his rent.

Tryna survive
He is trying to continue living through his struggles.

No dollars in my pocket, yeah
He has no money in his wallet.

I'm losin' my mind
He is beginning to feel overwhelmed or stressed.

I'm tryna pay rent.
He is struggling to make ends meet and pay his rent on time.

She's my girlfriend
Despite their financial struggles, he is still in love with this woman.

She's drinkin' whiskey
The woman in the song has changed her drink of choice from wine to whiskey.

I'm on the water
The singer is drinking water instead of alcohol.

I'm taking orders
He has a job as a waiter or is running errands for others.

I'm just a porter
He is working as a low-paid laborer.

I'm on the pavement.
He is sitting outside, possibly on break from work.

Where I'm from it's summer when it's raining
He comes from a place where it rains during summer months.

I'm so used to everyone complaining
He is accustomed to hearing people complain.

I'm scrubbin' floors
He has a job as a janitor or cleaner.

Now I'm the one complaining
He has become someone who complains about his own problems.

Tryna make some money so I can see the ladies
He wants to have money to be able to impress or take out women.

Statue of liberty.
This phrase is unclear, possibly a reference to freedom or opportunity.

What you gonna give to me?
This is a plea or question directed towards Lady Liberty.

I'm on the sidelines
He feels like he is not an active participant in his own life.

She's in the moment
The woman he is with is fully immersed in living in the current moment.

Moment by moment
She is living moment to moment without worrying about the future or thinking about the past.

Summer thunder
This phrase is unclear, possibly referring to the unpredictability of life or the weather.

Variant
This phrase is unclear, possibly meaning 'difference' or 'unusual occurrence.'

Letters from the government
The artist is receiving correspondences from a government agency.

Running mobs and breaking banks
There is chaos and criminal activity happening around them.

Breaking rules and turning heads
They are causing a commotion by being together or engaging in their behaviors.

It's just the weekend
This might be a time when they can let loose and forget their weekday struggles.

I'm tryna pay my rent.
Despite the weekend, he is still preoccupied with his rent struggle.